Prose

       There are Eight in parts of speech. They were, (1)          Noun (2)          Pronoun (3)          Verb (4)          Adjective (5)          Adverb (6)          Preposition (7)          Conjunction (8)          Interjection Noun             : Name of the person, place, and things.                        Eg: Gandhi, Nagercoil, Pen. Pronoun       : The word that qualifies the noun.       ...

               Oscar Wilde's short story 'The Selfish Giant' has been enjoyed by generations of children as a fable about selfishness and redemption. This lesson will look at some of the hidden meanings beneath the children's story. ''The Selfish Giant''  is one of five stories contained in  The Happy Prince and Other Tales  by Oscar Wilde. First published in May 1888, generations of children have enjoyed the story of the giant who learned to share his garden with others. As the tale goes, a selfish giant had a beautiful garden full of green grass, trees, and flowers. For seven years, as the giant visited a friend, the village children enjoyed playing in the garden. But when the giant returned, he sent the children away and kept the garden closed up. As a result, all the seasons except winter refused to grace the giant's garden, and so only winter weather prevailed.       One day, the gi...

Positive degree:          The adjective used in its base from to compare two similar/ not so similar qualities is of the positive degree. Example:       No other boy in the class is as tall as Ramesh .      Comparative degree:        When one person/ thing is compared with the other person/ thing, we use the comparative degree. Example:      Velan and Raju are more intelligent than any other boy in the class. Superlative degree:        When one person/ thing is compared with all the others, we use the superlative degree. Example:      Prem is the strongest boy in the class  

       Tom is temporarily distracted from his troubles when Becky stops coming to school. He tries to find out the reason for her absence by hanging around her house. He finally learns that she is ill and begins to worry that she may die. He is so concerned about Becky that he stops playing and loses interest in everything. His quiet behavior causes Aunt Polly to be concerned about him. An experimenter at heart, Polly tries all sorts of remedies on Tom in an effort to cure him, but nothing seems to work. She reads her Health magazines to look for additional things to try and discovers the water treatment cure that makes a person sweat so much it purifies his soul. When she tries this on Tom, he just becomes more sad and melancholic.          Tom is so forlorn that he does not even protest against the torture that he is being put through; his silence bothers his aunt even more. She decides that Tom’s indifference must def...

         Ranji is an eleven-year-old school going boy. He loves playing cricket and currently is a part of school’s cricket team. He practices a lot but nowadays his form is irregular. His scores in the last few matches are not up to the mark. Even in the today’s match he scored an egg i.e. zero. His captain encourages him but his coach gives him the warning that if failed to score in the next match, due on Saturday, he will be dropped from the team.       After the match in the evening, he is sad and going home silently. When he crosses the road at the Clock Tower, Mr. Kumar, who owns a big sports shop, calls him. Ranji often meets Mr. Kumar after the match but today he thought of avoiding him because of the bad performance at the match. Upon asking, Ranji says that he has lost the match and scored duck. Seeing him dejected, Mr. Kumar takes him to the storeroom – a place full of old sports equipment. Once Mr.   ...

          “On killing a tree” is written by Gieve Patel. It tells us that only cutting the branches or cutting its stem is not enough to kill a tree. The branches and leaves will grow again. We need to cut out the root and dry it in the sun so that it is destroyed. This poem highlights a lot of morals. Firstly, it displays the destructive nature of humans. Secondly, it shows that Mother Nature is inevitable and cannot be easily destroyed. Thirdly, the tree is a symbol of mankind. It says that human life is not so easy to end. If we cut the fingers or the skin, then we do not die. It is the heart that should be cut-out. This is the main theme of the poem. The poem is very short. But it slashes out scar in our minds. In the poem, “On Killing a Tree” by Gieve Patel, the poet wants to say something about the cutting of trees. According to him, it will take too much time to kill a tree. It is not just a simple jab: a quick stab or blow:...

                     Explanation Past Present Future Simple Past Simple Present Future I Simple action that takes place once, never or several times He played football every Tuesday. He plays football every Tuesday. He will / is going to play football every Tuesday. actions that happen one after another He played football and then he went home. He plays football and then he goes home. He will play football and then he will go home. state He loved football. He loves football. He will love football. Past Progressive Present Progressive Future I Progressive action going on at that moment He was playing football. He is playing football. He will be playing football. actions taking place at the same time He was playing football and she ...